IGP orders redeployment of 11 Police Commissioners

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate posting and redeployment of 11 Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations.

The new postings are as follows; Edo State, CP Johnson Babatunde Kokumo; Osun State, CP Undie J. Adie; Bauchi State CP Lawal Jimeta Tanko; Ebonyi State, CP Philip Sule Maku; Gombe State, CP Ahmed Maikudi Shehu; Ondo State, CP Bolaji Amidu Salami; Oyo State, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu; Eastern Port, CP Evelyn T. Peterside; Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD), CP Okon Etim Ene; Airport Command, CP Bello Maikwashi; and Anti-Fraud Unit (FCID Annex Lagos), CP Olukolu Tairu Shina.

While citizens were urged to cooperate with the Commissioners of Police to enable them to succeed in their new areas of responsibilities, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) DCP Frank Mba said the IGP also charged the newly posted officers to ensure they “consolidate and advance the gains of their predecessors particularly in the implementation of community-policing, crime prevention, public security, public safety, and general crime-fighting.”